Combination rail-joint and nut-lock.



W. A. ILEY & R. L. 6; B. F. MONEY.

COMBINATION RAIL JOINT AND NUT LOCK.

APPLICATION IILEI) MAR.16, 1912.

Patented Dec. 31, 191.2.

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COMBINATION RAIL JOINT AND NUT LOOK.

APPLIGATION FILED MAB..16, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTCF.

WILLIAM A. ILEY, ROBERT I1. MONEY, AND BENJAMIN F. MONEY, OF ANSON, TEXAS.

COMBINATION RAIL-JOINT AND NUT-LOCK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, VVILLIABI A. ILnY, ROBERT L. MONEY, and BENJAMIN F. HONEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Anson, in the county of Jones and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combination Rail- Joints and Nut-Locks, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in joints for railway rails.

In carrying out our invention it is our purpose to provide a rail chair for supporting the meeting ends of a pair of railway rails which is so formed as to also prevent the accidental removal or displacement of the nuts which connect the fish plates with the rails and with the chair.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is integrally formed with a reinforcing element that is also designed to receive a suitable rod or the like which is connected with the opposite rail upon the roadbed and which will prevent the spreading of the rails upon the ties.

it-h the aboverecited objects in view and others of a similar nature the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement illustrating the manner in which the connecting bolts are placed upon the fish plates before the chair is secured to the track. Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the chair secured to the ties and retaining the nuts upon the bolts. Fig. 3 is a similar view looking toward the opposite face of the tie. Fig. 4 is a sectional view upon the line 41 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a sectional view upon the line 55 of Fig. 2 and illustrating the manner of preventing the spreading of the tracks. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the rail chair. Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the chair, the rail being in position. Fig. 8 is a central longitudinal section through the chair.

Referring now to the drawings in detail the numerals 1 and 2 designate the meeting ends of a pair of railway rails. These rails have their connecting webs provided with transverse openings for the reception of securing bolts 3, which have their threaded extending portions provided with the ordi- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. March 16, 1912.

Patented Dec. 31,1912.

Serial No. 684,159.

nary nuts 4. Secured between the heads of the bolts and the nuts are oppositely arranged fish plates 5 and 6. These fish plates each comprise a flat member, each of the sa1d members having its lower face beveled to contact with the beveled base flanges of the rails at the juncture of the webs and the base flanges of the rails.

The numeral 7 designates the chair for the rail. This chair 7 embodies a base which has its upper face 8 horizontally straight and which is adapted to receive the under faces of the base flanges of the rails. The plate 7 is provided upon one of its sides with an angular flange 9, the same having its inner longitudinal wall beveled as at 10 to snugly contact with the fish plate The flange 9 tapers from the opposite ends of the said fish plate outwardly toward the opposite ends of the chair as clearly shown in the figures of the drawings. The chair upon this side is further provided with a pair of cars or lugs 11, the same eX- tending beyond the flange 9 as well as the side of the chair so as to provide reinforcements for the said flange. These members 11 are each provided with a suitable opening, the said opening being adapted to re ceive the end of a rod 12, and these rods may connect with similar lugs upon chairs upon the opposite side of the track or may be connected with the said opposite rails if desired and in any well known or preferred manner.

The lower face of the chair is formed with a longitudinally extending head 13, the said head adapted to receive the heads of the spikes 14. The opposite face of the chair is also provided with an angular flanged member 15, corresponding with the flange 9. This member 15, however, is formed with a vertical longitudinally extending portion 16, and this portion 16 is provided with a plurality of key hole openings 17. These openings are arranged adjacent the openings provided for the reception of the securing nuts and bolts and it will be noted by reference to Fig. 1 that when the nuts are applied to the bolts the chair is arranged so that the enlarged portions of the key hole slots surround the bolts. The enlarged portion of each of the said slots is of an area suflicient to permit of the insertion of the jaws of a wrench so that the nuts may be screwed home upon the bolts and tightly against the fish plate 6. When the nuts are thus screwed home, the chair is moved longitudinally until the nuts are received with in the reduced substantially rectangular portions of the key-hole slots, and by this arrangement it will be noted that, after the chair has been secured to the ties, the accidental displacement or removal of the nuts is entirely obviated.

The side of the chair provided with the flange 15 has its lower edge formed with a longitudinally extending bead 18 and this bead is adapted to receive the heads of the spikes, at the central portion of the chair. The base of the chair is centrally enlarged or thickened so as to provide a secure bear ing for the rails at their jointure, and the said base, from the opposite ends of the beads 11 and 18 tapers toward the opposite ends of the chair. The under face of the base at its point of engagement with the ties 21, is straightened to provide for a firm bearing of the chair upon the said ties.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is 1. A rail joint embodying a pair of railway rails and flat fish plates for the rails, a chair, said chair having a horizontally flat base portion centrally provided upon its opposite longitudinal edges with angular flanges which are adapted to engage with the base flanges of the rails, one of said flanges being provided with a vertical eX- tension, the said extension having a plurality of key-hole slots, securing elements comprising bolts and nuts for the rails and for the fish plates therefor, and the nuts and bolts adapted to be arranged within the key hole slots substantially as described.

2. A rail joint including fish plates and means for retaining the fish plates upon the raiha chair, said chair including a base having its upper face horizontally straight, said chair being centrally provided with flanges which engage with the fish plates of the rails, one of said flanges being provided with a vertical extension which is provided with a plurality of key-hole slots, the said key-hole slots being adapted to engage wit-l1 the securing elements of the rails and fish plates, the central portion of the fish plate upon its opposite faces being provided with longitudinally extending beads, the central portion of the base being enlarged and being inclined toward its opposite ends and the longitudinal edges of the fish plates opposite the said ends being notched for the reception of securing spikes.

3. A rail joint including fish plates for connecting the rails and bolts and nuts for the fish plates and the rails, a chair for the rails, said chair being centrally provided with angular flanges which overlie the base flanges of the rails and which engage with the fish plates, one of said flanges being provided with a vertical extension having a plurality of key-hole slots being adapted to receive the nuts of the bolts, the base of the chair being centrally enlarged and being also provided at its lower edges with outwardly projecting beads, one of the faces of the chair at its angular flanged portion being formed with reinforcing brackets and said brackets having outwardly extending portions provided with openings substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. ILEY. R. L. MONEY. BENJAMIN F. MONEY.

Witnesses J. L. POWELL, J. E. JACKSON.

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